Paul Rempa
A candidate for the Coupeville School Board falsely claims on his personal Facebook page to be a firefighter for Central Whidbey Fire and Rescue.
Paul Rempa, who is running against Nancy Conard for Position 2, lists the claim under “details about Paul.”
This false claim has remained on his Facebook page since at least 2019, when he was publicly questioned about it.
A screenshot from early this afternoon shows Rempa still claiming first responder status he doesn’t deserve.
Paul Rempa’s personal Facebook page — Aug. 6, 2021, 12:32 PM.
Command at Central Whidbey Fire and Rescue, when asked in 2019, stated Rempa had not been a volunteer for many years by that point.
Rempa, a first-time school board candidate in Coupeville, is currently a Precinct Committee Officer and Precinct Captain for the Island County Republicans.
Photo from IslandCountygop.com.
In the past, Rempa was a volunteer with South Whidbey Fire/EMS, and served in the Coast Guard, though neither of those valid first responder jobs are noted on his Facebook page.
Instead, the job and status which is not his to claim remains the position which has sat prominently, for years, on his social media.
Rempa did not respond to an interview request.
This person should not represent our Coupeville School District as a School Board member. He needs to be honest on what he does, being a liar that he is a Firefighter, and not even has proof of his service with the Fire District should not be a School Board member.
The screenshot of his Facebook page was one David took in 2016 and seems to love so much he keeps posting it. Odd. There also was never a request to be interviewed regarding this article.
The screenshot is from yesterday – August 6, 2021. Look at the bottom of the photo, Shelby.
When is the election for the school board positions
November.
He is not a firefighter. He took the free training and very expensive gear and never did anything for Central Whidbey Fire. I checked with the Volunteer Firefighters Association over a year ago and he is not certified or listed anywhere as a FF. He is not licensed by the State. I outed him on NextDoor some time ago as a liar and he is still making this claim? I am furious because I worked with Central Whidbey for five years and knows the guys he says he worked with. They are great people, hard workers and have EARNED their credentials. This is like stolen valor. Paul Rempa is a self-promoter who has repeatedly done things to undermine protection during the pandemic, e.g. encouraging maskless celebrations. He is a big bully and tried to push me around, but I don’t back down to bullies. He went quiet for a while, but school board material he is most definitely not.